Drew McManus on the orchestra business.
Although it just sort of happened to work out this way, it has been nice to spend most of the week focused on website oriented topics and as a result, it seems fitting to round things out with a plug for the 2013 National Arts Marketing Project Conference (#NAMPC) website panel I’ll be participating in on Sunday, 11/10/2013. The last conference I took part in from 2011 was a very positive …
On Thursday, August 16, 2013 I had the honor of delivering the keynote address for the 2013 Organization of Canadian Symphony Musicians (OCSM) Conference and I wanted to share the slides and a transcription of the speech with Adaptistration’s readers. But first, a few provisos for context: The Q&A session at the end was fascinating as a number of delegates presented some very thoughtful questions and observations. Those aren’t something that …
I’ll be in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan all week for the Organization of Canadian Symphony Musicians (OCSM) 2013 Conference. I’m honored to serve as their keynote speaker on Fourth Generation theory and how it apples to the North American orchestra field as well as participating in a number of workshops and panels. While away, the 2013 Orchestra Compensation Reports are scheduled to go up during the rest of the week; to that end, …
It is that time of year again and the final touches are playing out for my upcoming conference appearances. The following list is for confirmed conferences but there are a few more floating around that I’ll add to the list once things are finalized. Conductors Guild Conference | St. Louis, MO | Jun 15-18, 2013 I’ll be serving in an official capacity as a Conference mentor as well as working with …
The 2012 Midwest Clinic, an international band and orchestra conference, is in full swing here in Chicago. The convention regularly brings somewhere in the neighborhood of 15,000 conventioneers to town to pack Chicago’s cavernous McCormick Place West for a vast array of education related activity. I’ll be at McCormick Place on Friday afternoon/evening catching up with old friends and colleagues plus squeezing in some business, so if you’re in town for …